Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HENZE, DAVID V

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2859

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.4%
Allow Rate
+2.4% vs TC avg
748
Total Applications
+23.8%
Interview Lift
1058
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 699 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
21.8%
§102 Novelty
49.8%
§103 Obviousness
19.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17932352 CHARGING DEVICE Final Rejection Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
18002425 CHARGING CONTROL DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD
18184575 FAST CHARGING STATION WITH INTEGRATED CO2-COLLECTOR Non-Final OA AUDI AG
18169029 METHOD FOR PERFORMING AN ELECTRICAL CHARGING PROCESS Non-Final OA AUDI AG
18062396 Electrified Vehicle Charging System and Operating Method Thereof Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18068366 HIGH EFFICIENCY POWER CONVERTER Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
17996331 AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE AND METHOD Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
18069742 RAILWAY VEHICLE CHARGING CONTROL METHOD, RAILWAY VEHICLE, CHARGING STATION AND CHARGING SYSTEM Final Rejection BYD COMPANY LIMITED
18113578 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLED BATTERY HEATING Non-Final OA Iontra Inc.
17883870 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A SHUTDOWN OF AN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT PORT IN RESPONSE TO A FAULT DETECTION Final Rejection BETA AIR, LLC
18075680 REAL-TIME COORDINATED OPERATION OF POWER AND ELECTRIC RIDE SYSTEMS Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION
18173684 CHARGING ELEMENT FOR WEARABLE RING DEVICES Non-Final OA Oura Health Oy
18132210 Electronic Devices with Multiple Energy Storage Devices, Thermal Mitigation Circuits, and Corresponding Methods Non-Final OA Motorola Mobility LLC
18344353 STATE OF CHARGE BALANCING IN SPLIT BATTERY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Atieva, Inc.
18791113 MANAGING ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING THROUGH A SMART METER Final Rejection SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
18445077 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR PULSE CHARGING AND PULSE HEATING OF RECHARGEABLE ENERGY SOURCES Non-Final OA TAE Technologies, Inc.
18003288 VEHICLE UNIT, GROUND UNIT AND METHOD FOR CHARGING A BATTERY OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE Non-Final OA WEBASTO SE
18132944 HELMET WITH AN INTEGRATED POWER SOURCE FOR CONNECTED ELECTRONIC DEVICES Non-Final OA UNITY TACTICAL, LLC
18123225 DISTRIBUTIVE FAST CHARGING DEVICE AND CHARGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA DEXIN CORP.
18309404 STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY CHARGING FOR ON-ROUTE ELECTRIC VEHICLES Non-Final OA InductEV, Inc.
18131189 STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY CHARGING FOR ON-ROUTE ELECTRIC VEHICLES Non-Final OA InductEV Inc.
18044577 WIRELESS CHARGING DEVICE AND TRANSPORTATION MEANS COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA SKC CO., LTD.
18020945 WIRELESS CHARGING DEVICE AND TRANSPORTATION MEANS INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA SKC CO., LTD.
18340703 WIRELESS DYNAMIC LOAD MANAGEMENT FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS Non-Final OA Loop Global Inc.
18037738 WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA ELSSWAY LTD.
18170432 Products, Systems, and Methods for an Autonomous Drone Docking Station Non-Final OA Airscort, Ltd.
18109150 Methods and Systems for Optimizing Parallel Charging Non-Final OA Yariv Glazer
18067912 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION FOR ROAMING CHARGING Non-Final OA Noodoe Group Inc.

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